Result: Quetta Gladiators won by 2 wickets in a thrilling final over.
Scorecard:
Quetta Gladiators: 159/8 (Hasan Nawaz 64*, Naseem Shah 2-31, Salman Irshad 2-31).
Islamabad United: 157/9 (Mohammad Nawaz 49, Farhan Ahmed 39, Faheem Ashraf 4-25).
United’s Innings:
Islamabad United scored 157/9, with Mohammad Nawaz anchoring the innings with a resilient 49 off 38 balls.
Faheem Ashraf took 4 wickets for 25 runs, dismantling the middle order after United were at 91/6 in the 13th over.
Gladiators’ Chase:
Gladiators started strongly with Finn Allen’s aggressive batting (multiple boundaries) but lost early wickets.
A crucial 52-run partnership between Rilee Rossouw and Hasan Nawaz steadied the innings, though Rossouw was later dismissed.
Hasan Nawaz played a composed innings of 64 off 41 balls*, balancing aggression with caution to take the game to the final over.
In the final over (bowled by Muhammad Shahzad), Gladiators were gifted three dropped catches:
Hasan Nawaz was dropped twice on 2 and 4.
A skier off the penultimate ball was spilled by the keeper and deep third, allowing two runs.
These lapses allowed Gladiators to chase down the target, with Hasan hitting a six over backward square to seal the win.
Quetta Gladiators: Moved to the top of the points table, improving their net run-rate.
Islamabad United: Suffered their third consecutive loss, ending a five-match winning streak and falling out of playoff contention temporarily.
Hasan Nawaz (Gladiators): Unbeaten 64* off 41 balls, crucial in the chase.
Mohammad Nawaz (United): Anchored United’s innings with a gritty 49.
Faheem Ashraf (United): Took 4 wickets for 25 runs, key to restricting Gladiators.